Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

Prefer certain colors when manic?

Does anyone prefer certain colors when manic? I've had 2 episodes. During the first episode red was the color. I wanted to buy red clothing and people that were wearing red were of great significance to my delusional thinking. During my second episode purple was the color. I thought that anyone wearing purple was an angel and they were here to watch over me.

Funny you should say that, my delusion during that episode was that I was going to die. I was also very concerned that other people I knew were going to commit suicide. Maybe there was a method............us manics can be very methodical.

Colors for me, when manic are very bright and bold. Kind of how I am feeling at the time. I painted my bathroom lime green in a manic frenzy. Another time I went out and bought a rainbow sweater and put on bright makeup.
When depressed I go into the neutral palette for sure!

During a manic episode,I painted my spare bedroom Chinese red,and my bathroom deep Purple...well since then ,the bath is back to a neutral off white..but I ran out of energy,so 3 walls in the spare room are still red.....GEEH!

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Today is my 25th birthday, to my somewhat lack of surprise I can see already no one really seems to care. I've always been the kinda person to make sure that everyone I Care about feels appreciated and knew somebody had their back. I can count 4 times this year when I Went out of my way to make sure a "friend" felt good on their birthday, especially if they got left hanging. Its early in the...

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